Quality Control Technician - Sunday - Thursday 3pm - 11pm

Oatly AB•Millville, NJ

85d•$24•Onsite

About The Position

Hello potential future Oatly employee. It’s us, the original oatmilk company that started in Sweden 25 or so years ago and has since expanded to the U.S. where we’ve continued growing at a rate such that we need more brilliant minds to come work with us to keep the momentum going and the oatmilk flowing. Sustainability, health, and transparency are the core values that guide everything we do. Basically, we exist to help people live a healthier life without recklessly taxing the planet’s resources in the process, and to change the food system for the better. We drive that change through the power of oats and through a significant reduction in cow’s milk consumption. If any of this resonates with you, then maybe you’d like to work for Oatly, too. Now onto the formal stuff. We are looking for a Quality Control Technician to join our team. This role will be responsible for assuring consistent production quality by enforcing good manufacturing practice systems, validating processes, performing audits, handling system improvements, and providing documentation. This role will report to the Quality Manager at the Millville plant.

Requirements

Must be 18 years or older with the ability to read, write and speak English specific to work instructions including but not limited to safety purposes
High school, GED, or equivalent diploma required
2-4 years schooling in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biology, or related fields preferred
2+ years of lab testing experience
Ability to work with minimal supervision
Strong mathematic skills
Excellent attention to detail
Superior communication skills
Excellent organization skills, and abilities to make decisions on quality issues
Ability to exert up to 50 pounds of force at times and/or up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
Ability to work in cold and hot environments (approximately 38F-80F degrees)
Ability to be mobile in accomplishing tasks and or moving from one worksite (up to 1-mile range) to another this could include but not be limited to in-plant departments, (Shipping- Receiving, Production, etc.) and/or to Oatly’s 3rd party warehouse
Ability to repeat motions that may include use of the wrists, hands and/or fingers, and standing or sitting for prolonged periods (average 8-12 hours)

Responsibilities

Monitor and verify daily compliance of SOP's
Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections; authorize or not, the start of processing operations in conjunction with the production department
Continuously monitor that the site follows Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs)
Regularly ensure compliance of all raw materials, packaging materials, products in process, and finished products to specifications
Perform daily pre-operational and operational plant inspections
Perform laboratory test such APC, Coliform, Mold and yeast for finished product
Perform in process quality control lab testing; such as total solids, PH viscosity, etc.
Perform allergens testing for raw materials, in-process and finished product
Creation of Certificate of Analysis for product release
Maintain logs, and other records including inventory lab chemicals
Comply with GMPs, PPE, sanitation procedures, general housekeeping and food safety and food defense practices and procedures
Enter test results on lab data system and generate reports
Perform with operations, engineering, and purchase department to resolve supplier quality issues with raw materials
Maintain working knowledge of all instruments used for routine and non-routine sample testing and troubleshooting
Set up, calibrate, and maintain inspection and testing equipment to ensure accuracy
Perform scheduled internal audits to ensure compliance with Oatly policies, procedures, and regulatory standards
Conduct timely root cause analysis and enforce improvements to process controls
Assist in the start of processing operations in conjunction with production department
Perform ATP and environmental swabbing to support plant operations
Reporting raw material and product quality issues or defects to management and assist in resolving quality issues
Other duties as assigned

Benefits

20 days paid vacation
really great benefits (yes, pet insurance is in there)
free six packs of oatmilk
genuinely great coworkers who are rooting for each other and the company to thrive

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